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TNCMS 1.34.2http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification30Kudos to local legislators for charter school oppositionEditor, the Tribune: The Missouri House recently voted on HB634, regarding the expansion of charter schools across Missouri. Columbia Missouri State Teachers Association (CMSTA) would like to extend a “Thank You” to Rep. Cheri Toalson Reisch, Rep. Kip Kendrick and…<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/columbiatribune/commentary/~4/AyqnaeijY_c" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Wed, 19 Apr 2017 08:00:00 -0500http://www.columbiatribune.com/tncms/asset/editorial/f55da3a0-250a-11e7-9095-17a7a836f475http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/columbiatribune/commentary/~3/AyqnaeijY_c/article_f55da3a0-250a-11e7-9095-17a7a836f475.html
http://www.columbiatribune.com/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/kudos-to-local-legislators-for-charter-school-opposition/article_f55da3a0-250a-11e7-9095-17a7a836f475.htmlBusy intersection is tragedy waiting to happenEditor, the Tribune: One of these days a terrible accident is going to occur at the Interstate 70-Highway 63 intersection. Let's hope it doesn't involve a school bus, many of which use the eastbound exit off I-70.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/columbiatribune/commentary/~4/hNDqLr2_xv0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Wed, 19 Apr 2017 08:00:00 -0500http://www.columbiatribune.com/tncms/asset/editorial/0d79e106-250b-11e7-9727-db041aee2d99http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/columbiatribune/commentary/~3/hNDqLr2_xv0/article_0d79e106-250b-11e7-9727-db041aee2d99.html
http://www.columbiatribune.com/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/busy-intersection-is-tragedy-waiting-to-happen/article_0d79e106-250b-11e7-9727-db041aee2d99.htmlDon’t punish patients for having emergenciesEditor, the Tribune: As Congress debates repeal and replacement of health care reform, there are provisions in the Affordable Care Act that are essential to millions of emergency patients and must be protected. More than nine in 10 registered voters…<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/columbiatribune/commentary/~4/l7gO8u7Y9to" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Wed, 19 Apr 2017 08:00:00 -0500http://www.columbiatribune.com/tncms/asset/editorial/512bc125-7a18-575d-a767-37bbae7cb5bbhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/columbiatribune/commentary/~3/l7gO8u7Y9to/article_512bc125-7a18-575d-a767-37bbae7cb5bb.html
http://www.columbiatribune.com/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/don-t-punish-patients-for-having-emergencies/article_512bc125-7a18-575d-a767-37bbae7cb5bb.htmlRepublicans leaders should support school choiceEditor, the Tribune: Expanding school choice is at the forefront of this year’s General Assembly, and Republicans should do whatever they can to increase options to empower Missouri families.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/columbiatribune/commentary/~4/ivhydFj59g8" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Wed, 19 Apr 2017 08:00:00 -0500http://www.columbiatribune.com/tncms/asset/editorial/2bafa0b6-250b-11e7-9755-076a7f6c0197http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/columbiatribune/commentary/~3/ivhydFj59g8/article_2bafa0b6-250b-11e7-9755-076a7f6c0197.html
http://www.columbiatribune.com/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/republicans-leaders-should-support-school-choice/article_2bafa0b6-250b-11e7-9755-076a7f6c0197.htmlWhy Doesn't College Work for Blacks?The headline was numbingly familiar: "For Blacks, College Is Not An Equalizer." The op-ed in The Washington Post by Ray Boshara explored what he called a "troubling paradox," namely that so many well-educated black Americans "feel so economically insecure."<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/columbiatribune/commentary/~4/VZxiyastem0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Wed, 19 Apr 2017 08:00:00 -0500http://www.columbiatribune.com/tncms/asset/editorial/347ed02e-6476-564c-bf69-82c3b166cb48http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/columbiatribune/commentary/~3/VZxiyastem0/article_347ed02e-6476-564c-bf69-82c3b166cb48.html
Mona Charenhttp://www.columbiatribune.com/opinion/columnists/why-doesn-t-college-work-for-blacks/article_347ed02e-6476-564c-bf69-82c3b166cb48.htmlFederal taxesBack when Kit Bond was our U.S. Senator he complained because Missouri was not receiving its share of money from the federal highway trust fund. He had done some simple math to discover we were one of the states contributing…<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/columbiatribune/commentary/~4/w1o5HQPCiSI" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Wed, 19 Apr 2017 08:00:00 -0500http://www.columbiatribune.com/tncms/asset/editorial/73328249-9642-5a2b-9785-201505ffa4e3http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/columbiatribune/commentary/~3/w1o5HQPCiSI/article_73328249-9642-5a2b-9785-201505ffa4e3.html
Henry J. Waters IIIhttp://www.columbiatribune.com/opinion/the_tribunes_view/federal-taxes/article_73328249-9642-5a2b-9785-201505ffa4e3.htmlLegislators willing to fleece low-income seniorsEditor, the Tribune: Missouri's corporate enrichment program, under the guise of using senior funding cuts to finance other senior "protection" services, has slashed social services and the low-income senior renters' "Circuit Breaker" tax credit.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/columbiatribune/commentary/~4/T93CWgGD8_Y" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Wed, 19 Apr 2017 08:00:00 -0500http://www.columbiatribune.com/tncms/asset/editorial/459786a6-250b-11e7-b2f7-8b0ce9cbca0bhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/columbiatribune/commentary/~3/T93CWgGD8_Y/article_459786a6-250b-11e7-b2f7-8b0ce9cbca0b.html
http://www.columbiatribune.com/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/legislators-willing-to-fleece-low-income-seniors/article_459786a6-250b-11e7-b2f7-8b0ce9cbca0b.htmlThe tangled landscape of Syria is no place to fight ISISThe Trump foreign policy team has been all over the map on what to do next in Syria — topple the regime, intensify aid to rebels, respond to any new attacks on innocent civilians. But when pressed, there is one…<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/columbiatribune/commentary/~4/T6jYJ5rNTf0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Tue, 18 Apr 2017 08:00:00 -0500http://www.columbiatribune.com/tncms/asset/editorial/4762b8fa-2436-11e7-887d-e3e43994aa7bhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/columbiatribune/commentary/~3/T6jYJ5rNTf0/article_4762b8fa-2436-11e7-887d-e3e43994aa7b.html
By Thomas L. Friedmanhttp://www.columbiatribune.com/opinion/columnists/the-tangled-landscape-of-syria-is-no-place-to-fight/article_4762b8fa-2436-11e7-887d-e3e43994aa7b.htmlIt's time for Missouri to raise the age on juvenile justiceBy Vivian Murphy<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/columbiatribune/commentary/~4/DBwJ9GvHfIM" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Tue, 18 Apr 2017 08:00:00 -0500http://www.columbiatribune.com/tncms/asset/editorial/7670e9e6-2436-11e7-9eec-2faf502fdf50http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/columbiatribune/commentary/~3/DBwJ9GvHfIM/article_7670e9e6-2436-11e7-9eec-2faf502fdf50.html
Vivian Murphyhttp://www.columbiatribune.com/opinion/columnists/it-s-time-for-missouri-to-raise-the-age-on/article_7670e9e6-2436-11e7-9eec-2faf502fdf50.htmlTrump administration recalls the age of the PlantagenetsI am what one might charitably call an arm chair historian, self-taught with more enthusiasm than discipline. Today’s presidential family and circumstance allows me, with some imagination, to retrieve the age of the Plantagenets and Tudors. Those long-ago kings had…<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/columbiatribune/commentary/~4/fDfobffzkBc" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Tue, 18 Apr 2017 08:00:00 -0500http://www.columbiatribune.com/tncms/asset/editorial/908f0d1c-2436-11e7-9264-1389a2c4286dhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/columbiatribune/commentary/~3/fDfobffzkBc/article_908f0d1c-2436-11e7-9264-1389a2c4286d.html
Terry Schlemeierhttp://www.columbiatribune.com/opinion/columnists/trump-administration-recalls-the-age-of-the-plantagenets/article_908f0d1c-2436-11e7-9264-1389a2c4286d.htmlTrib TalkThis is a word for all political party people. God is neither Democrat nor Republican. When Abraham Lincoln was asked did he think God was on his side, he said I hope I am on God's side. Just food for…<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/columbiatribune/commentary/~4/_4xEUK5Xq0c" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Tue, 18 Apr 2017 08:00:00 -0500http://www.columbiatribune.com/tncms/asset/editorial/bb671f8a-2435-11e7-b155-4f638f2a0068http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/columbiatribune/commentary/~3/_4xEUK5Xq0c/article_bb671f8a-2435-11e7-b155-4f638f2a0068.html
http://www.columbiatribune.com/opinion/trib_talk/trib-talk/article_bb671f8a-2435-11e7-b155-4f638f2a0068.htmlAmerica is well worth fighting forBP has not been pleased.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/columbiatribune/commentary/~4/_bJEjeLqJQw" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Tue, 18 Apr 2017 08:00:00 -0500http://www.columbiatribune.com/tncms/asset/editorial/ca26dc31-9cad-53ec-9418-9e88c53aa64dhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/columbiatribune/commentary/~3/_bJEjeLqJQw/article_ca26dc31-9cad-53ec-9418-9e88c53aa64d.html
Leonard Pitts Jr.http://www.columbiatribune.com/opinion/columnists/america-is-well-worth-fighting-for/article_ca26dc31-9cad-53ec-9418-9e88c53aa64d.htmlThe governor on church and stateThis week the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case styled Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia v. Pauley testing whether the Missouri Department of Natural Resources improperly barred the church from seeking a $20,000 grant to resurface…<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/columbiatribune/commentary/~4/ov69RLFbUzE" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Mon, 17 Apr 2017 08:00:00 -0500http://www.columbiatribune.com/tncms/asset/editorial/5867cab5-511d-5e90-bb75-33e6fd5a66f3http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/columbiatribune/commentary/~3/ov69RLFbUzE/article_5867cab5-511d-5e90-bb75-33e6fd5a66f3.html
Henry J. Waters IIIhttp://www.columbiatribune.com/opinion/the_tribunes_view/the-governor-on-church-and-state/article_5867cab5-511d-5e90-bb75-33e6fd5a66f3.htmlInsurance options dwindle with ObamacareEditor, the Tribune: On March 30, CNBC.com both broadcast and wrote: Anthem BlueCross “currently seems to be leaning toward broad extractions” from the Healthcare Marketplace. “Roughly 255,000 people from Colorado, Kentucky, Missouri and Ohio would have no Obamacare insurers.” Anthem…<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/columbiatribune/commentary/~4/M0-q-HRMifQ" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Mon, 17 Apr 2017 08:00:00 -0500http://www.columbiatribune.com/tncms/asset/editorial/026906fd-e690-5552-a2c2-aa4bf97d7d1ahttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/columbiatribune/commentary/~3/M0-q-HRMifQ/article_026906fd-e690-5552-a2c2-aa4bf97d7d1a.html
http://www.columbiatribune.com/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/insurance-options-dwindle-with-obamacare/article_026906fd-e690-5552-a2c2-aa4bf97d7d1a.html'Diversity' is a metastasizing academic cancerThe average American has little knowledge of the extent to which our institutions of higher learning have been infected with a spreading cancer. One aspect of that cancer is akin to the loyalty oaths of the 1940s and '50s. Professors…<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/columbiatribune/commentary/~4/y4OGSviVi0E" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Mon, 17 Apr 2017 08:00:00 -0500http://www.columbiatribune.com/tncms/asset/editorial/15a51e9f-32a1-5496-ac11-923bb5d9dad5http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/columbiatribune/commentary/~3/y4OGSviVi0E/article_15a51e9f-32a1-5496-ac11-923bb5d9dad5.html
Walter E. Williamshttp://www.columbiatribune.com/opinion/columnists/diversity-is-a-metastasizing-academic-cancer/article_15a51e9f-32a1-5496-ac11-923bb5d9dad5.htmlTrib TalkRepublicans, in your heart of hearts, you know you miss Obama.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/columbiatribune/commentary/~4/4vHtXcX6sS8" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Mon, 17 Apr 2017 08:00:00 -0500http://www.columbiatribune.com/tncms/asset/editorial/c95c1680-2373-11e7-bd0a-77f781cf2b87http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/columbiatribune/commentary/~3/4vHtXcX6sS8/article_c95c1680-2373-11e7-bd0a-77f781cf2b87.html
http://www.columbiatribune.com/opinion/trib_talk/trib-talk/article_c95c1680-2373-11e7-bd0a-77f781cf2b87.htmlBe careful with trust managersEditor, the Tribune: I advise anyone who seeks to get a trust to be very careful whom they choose.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/columbiatribune/commentary/~4/M_3KVWMIiZQ" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Mon, 17 Apr 2017 07:55:00 -0500http://www.columbiatribune.com/tncms/asset/editorial/126bb076-236d-11e7-8ee1-e3fe7fbe673chttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/columbiatribune/commentary/~3/M_3KVWMIiZQ/article_126bb076-236d-11e7-8ee1-e3fe7fbe673c.html
http://www.columbiatribune.com/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/be-careful-with-trust-managers/article_126bb076-236d-11e7-8ee1-e3fe7fbe673c.htmlWorld War I series was emotional reminderEditor, the Tribune: I commend Rudi Keller and the Tribune for a fine series of articles on the 100th anniversary of America's entry into World War I. The stories of the "Great War" veterans memorialized on the statue at the…<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/columbiatribune/commentary/~4/hQlLnZAkPso" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Sun, 16 Apr 2017 08:00:00 -0500http://www.columbiatribune.com/tncms/asset/editorial/bdb50783-493a-54b0-8152-0f96ba7f179ahttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/columbiatribune/commentary/~3/hQlLnZAkPso/article_bdb50783-493a-54b0-8152-0f96ba7f179a.html
David Bradleyhttp://www.columbiatribune.com/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/world-war-i-series-was-emotional-reminder/article_bdb50783-493a-54b0-8152-0f96ba7f179a.htmlI'm glad I didn't 'redshirt' my childCHICAGO — There are a few precious moments in every parent's life when you realize you didn't inadvertently torpedo your kid's chances at success and happiness. Last week, I had one.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/columbiatribune/commentary/~4/oWOjgn9bw8k" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Sun, 16 Apr 2017 08:00:00 -0500http://www.columbiatribune.com/tncms/asset/editorial/a387f4b7-2a9b-5d38-acb7-00688203de11http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/columbiatribune/commentary/~3/oWOjgn9bw8k/article_a387f4b7-2a9b-5d38-acb7-00688203de11.html
Esther Cepedahttp://www.columbiatribune.com/opinion/columnists/i-m-glad-i-didn-t-redshirt-my-child/article_a387f4b7-2a9b-5d38-acb7-00688203de11.htmlJudge Frank Conley an exemplar and friendBy now most of us know Judge Frank Conley died early last week after a series of strokes. It was a blessedly quick finale. I have seen other friends lingering too long after debilitating strokes. Frank deserved and received better.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/columbiatribune/commentary/~4/_zq49lCvUeo" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Sun, 16 Apr 2017 08:00:00 -0500http://www.columbiatribune.com/tncms/asset/editorial/5e18671d-4572-553e-b69f-440496a625b1http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/columbiatribune/commentary/~3/_zq49lCvUeo/article_5e18671d-4572-553e-b69f-440496a625b1.html
Henry J. Waters IIIhttp://www.columbiatribune.com/opinion/the_tribunes_view/judge-frank-conley-an-exemplar-and-friend/article_5e18671d-4572-553e-b69f-440496a625b1.htmlOn tax day, where do you want your money to go?Tax Day this year is April 18. As it approaches, many people’s thoughts turn primarily to the task of assembling all the paperwork filing entails. Others mainly think about how much they might owe, or if a refund is in…<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/columbiatribune/commentary/~4/WZ8XuU879_w" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Sun, 16 Apr 2017 08:00:00 -0500http://www.columbiatribune.com/tncms/asset/editorial/7140b223-9cdb-5a61-a4e2-4d36193ee6bfhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/columbiatribune/commentary/~3/WZ8XuU879_w/article_7140b223-9cdb-5a61-a4e2-4d36193ee6bf.html
By Mark Haimhttp://www.columbiatribune.com/opinion/columnists/on-tax-day-where-do-you-want-your-money-to/article_7140b223-9cdb-5a61-a4e2-4d36193ee6bf.htmlPatriarch still crazy in retirementA month ago in this column, I ruminated about the plight of my father, and just as significantly my mother, as they contemplated the grave reality of Dad's upcoming retirement. The family was worried about what he would do with…<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/columbiatribune/commentary/~4/MIhI55kOv6I" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Sun, 16 Apr 2017 08:00:00 -0500http://www.columbiatribune.com/tncms/asset/editorial/051bb636-cf79-58e4-8fb9-faaa40d5fb9dhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/columbiatribune/commentary/~3/MIhI55kOv6I/article_051bb636-cf79-58e4-8fb9-faaa40d5fb9d.html
By Doug Pughhttp://www.columbiatribune.com/opinion/columnists/patriarch-still-crazy-in-retirement/article_051bb636-cf79-58e4-8fb9-faaa40d5fb9d.htmlWell done, Judge Frank ConleyI was saddened to learn of the death of Frank Conley. He was a wonderful judge and example for lawyers in Central Missouri. A man of great rectitude and intelligence, he was well suited to be a judge, and we…<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/columbiatribune/commentary/~4/lUMF246nY5o" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Sun, 16 Apr 2017 08:00:00 -0500http://www.columbiatribune.com/tncms/asset/editorial/619404ae-22a1-11e7-bc02-10604b9f6edahttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/columbiatribune/commentary/~3/lUMF246nY5o/article_619404ae-22a1-11e7-bc02-10604b9f6eda.html
By Craig A. Van Matrehttp://www.columbiatribune.com/opinion/columnists/well-done-judge-frank-conley/article_619404ae-22a1-11e7-bc02-10604b9f6eda.htmlTrib TalkHow low can you go? Kim Jong-un is making fun of Donald Trump.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/columbiatribune/commentary/~4/GHZrM6TN2kw" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Sun, 16 Apr 2017 08:00:00 -0500http://www.columbiatribune.com/tncms/asset/editorial/0d569a15-6781-5f53-979d-cd60a3f7efe2http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/columbiatribune/commentary/~3/GHZrM6TN2kw/article_0d569a15-6781-5f53-979d-cd60a3f7efe2.html
http://www.columbiatribune.com/opinion/trib_talk/trib-talk/article_0d569a15-6781-5f53-979d-cd60a3f7efe2.htmlRussia reset redux? Trump tries where others failedWASHINGTON (AP) — It's a familiar refrain: A new American president seeks improved relations with Russia. And like his predecessors, Donald Trump is running into a thicket of obstacles, new and old, to even maintaining a functioning relationship with Moscow.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/columbiatribune/commentary/~4/tZtOAmdil5g" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Sun, 16 Apr 2017 08:00:00 -0500http://www.columbiatribune.com/tncms/asset/editorial/cf5f934f-a994-5640-841d-0ba97577a363http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/columbiatribune/commentary/~3/tZtOAmdil5g/article_cf5f934f-a994-5640-841d-0ba97577a363.html
By Matthew Lee The Associated Presshttp://www.columbiatribune.com/opinion/russia-reset-redux-trump-tries-where-others-failed/article_cf5f934f-a994-5640-841d-0ba97577a363.html